HTML 5: The Markup Language

citecited title of a work # T

The cite element represents the cited title of a work; for example, the title of a book mentioned within the main text flow of a document.

Content model #

Attribute model #

Tag omission #

A cite element must have both a start tag and an end tag.

Permitted contexts #

Typical default display properties #

cite {
font-style: italic; }